COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avalon vs Somers Point
PLACE A
Avalon, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Somers Point, New Jersey
Avalon is 57% smaller than Somers Point. Somers Point earns more, with a median household income $19,812 higher.
AVALONSOMERS POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population4,57210,590−57% vs Somers Point
Population density7,4102,641+4,769
Population growth1.2%-3.0%+4.2 pts
Median age45.743.6+2.1
Male49.1%48.5%+0.6 pts
Female50.9%51.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born3.3%12.0%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%67.9%+10.6 pts
Black15.6%10.0%+5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%16.5%−14.6 pts
Asian2.7%3.4%−0.7 pts
Other1.3%2.2%−0.9 pts
Median household income$51,250$71,062−$19,812
Per capita income$46,775$40,020+$6,755
Poverty rate14.6%9.2%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5340.420+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%34.9%+0.6 pts
Graduate degree6.8%13.4%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%10.5%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation62.2%69.2%−7.0 pts
Median home value$170,500$309,200−$138,700
Median gross rent$909$1,383−$474
Owner-occupied41.4%52.4%−11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%18.5%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.1%49.8%−6.7 pts
Average commute23.523.5+0.0
Worked from home21.3%9.5%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work6.5%1.6%+4.9 pts
Uninsured5.9%8.8%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025